With Sonia Sotomayor's nomination up for a vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and only Republican Senator Lindsey Graham (you will get confirmed unless you have a melt-down) agreeing to vote in favor of her moving onto the Senate for a full vote, Congressional Quarterly has a fun chart: it shows the length of time required to confirm the most recent Supreme Court nominees.
Anthony Kennedy, a Reagan nominee and the current swing vote, won for the longest confirmation bout, and John Paul Stevens, a Ford nominee and currently the eldest member of the court, for the shortest.
Republicans should watch out for the back lash from Hispanic voters, since one rarely sees such a qualified candidate so articulately respond to so many pointed questions about her writings.
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